the national center on family homelessness says more than a million children in america have no place to call their own. >> in the d.c. area, one organization is serving homeless children by providing supervision and a lot more. jc hayward salutes bright beginnings. >> this is my daughter. >>reporter: bright beginnings is the home away from home for loretta jones' two children, 4- year-old fredrick and 3-year- old gwendolyn, they've all lived in transitional housing. >> bright beginnings provides the stability for these children and their families. children have a safe place. >> i feel comfortable leaving them here so i can pursue my dreams of going back to school and getting into the computer programming that i want to do. >>reporter: the 26-year-old enrolled her preschoolers 2 1/2 years ago after a social worker told her about bright beginnings. >> i was hesitant at first, i don't want to be an overprotective mom, but i came in and they made me feel at home. >>reporter: bright beginnings offers free services for youngsters from six weeks to 5 years old. >> with my daughter, i've see